1. (a) The bureau shall add a for-hire endorsement to a driver's license if the holder meets the following conditions:

   1. (1) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age.
   2. (2) Has held a valid driver's license for more than one (1) year.
   3. (3) Makes a proper application in a form and manner prescribed by the bureau.
   4. (4) Satisfactorily passes a written test approved by the bureau.

   5. (5) Pays a fee of nineteen dollars ($19). The fee shall be distributed as follows:

      1. (A) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund.
      2. (B) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the motor vehicle highway account.
      3. (C) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the emergency communications fund.
      4. (D) Sixteen dollars ($16) to the commission fund.
2. (b) The bureau may impose an additional fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) if the bureau processes an application for a physical credential under this chapter in a period of time that is shorter than the normal processing period. The bureau shall deposit the fee in the commission fund.
3. (c) A fee imposed under this section is in addition to any other fee imposed under this chapter.

As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.461. Amended by P.L.256-2017, SEC.172; P.L.111-2021, SEC.54; P.L.211-2023, SEC.36; P.L.152-2026, SEC.127.